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Aeronautical Maintenance Centre Certificate No. 6

In February 1963, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation issued Aeronautical Maintenance Centre Certificate No. 6 to CETA, authorising the overhaul of airframes, engines, propellers, accessories, and instruments. These capabilities supported aircraft and systems from leading manufacturers such as Piper, Cessna, Lycoming, Rolls-Royce, Hartzell, among others.

Spain’s first private avionics and instruments workshop

By providing maintenance and support for avionics and instrumentation systems (King Radio, Narco, etc.), CETA became the country's first private avionics and instruments workshop.

Aerial operations leadership

CETA establishes itself as the leading company in aerial pest control, aerial fire prevention and fire suppression in Spain.

Aerial photogrammetry

CETA installs Spain’s first private aerial photogrammetry equipment, modifying aircraft for photogrammetric and multiscale mapping missions, including plotting and restitution systems for accurate reconstruction of photographic data at physical scale.

Air Taxi and Aviation GPS

As one of Spain’s earliest air-taxi operators, CETA introduced the first business jets (Learjet 25 and 35) by operating a dedicated passenger-transport fleet and service point in Barajas Terminal 2.

Airforce supplier

CETA becomes a key supplier of aircraft to the Spanish Armed Forces and is the first to introduce avionic GPS solutions, both panel-mounted and portable.

High-performance technical civil and military design organisation

CETA consolidates its high-performance technical structure by bringing together leading industry professionals, enabling the delivery of high-complexity DOA and MDOA designs and certifications.

First Spanish tactical RPAS deployment

CETA was the first spanish company to introduce tactical RPAS (or SUAS), deployed in 2007 to an operational theatre for international peacekeeping operations.